On This Day: Mike Tyson was born
Tris Dixon profiles the 'Baddest Man on the Planet', Mike Tyson
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On This Day: Sonny Liston cut up Chuck Wepner in his last fight
Sonny Liston halted Chuck Wepner six months before his demise
On This Day: Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield
It's the 21st anniversary of Mike Tyson's infamous clash with Evander Holyfield
On This Day: Muhammad Ali vs Japanese wrestler and the Tokyo farce
World heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali took on Japanese grappler, Antonio Inoki, on June 26, 1976 and the mixed match ended up as just a mish-mash as we reported all those years ago
On This Day: Jack Dempsey, the original macho man was born
Only the greatest were mentioned with the 'Manassa Mauler'.
On This Day: The exploding fists of Joe Louis destroyed Max Schmeling
On June 22, 1938 Joe Louis avenged his defeat to Max Schmeling in what was called the 'undercard to World War II'
On This Day: Lennox Lewis survives Vitali Klitschko storm to retire as heavyweight king
David Fletcher tells the story of an unexpected and bloody classic that closed Lennox Lewis’ glittering career
On This Day: Max Schmeling shocked the world and knocked out Joe Louis
Unbeaten knockout express Joe Louis was derailed by former champ
On This Day: Joe Louis met Billy Conn in one of history’s most dramatic heavyweight title clashes
Bob Mee looks back at the classic first encounter between heavyweight champ Joe Louis and his light-heavyweight challenger Billy Conn
On This Day: Shane Mosley became a star with a superb points victory over Oscar De La Hoya
'Sugar' Shane lives up to great nickname with blistering victory over Oscar De La Hoya
On This Day: Roberto Duran mauls Davey Moore to erase the shame of ‘No Mas’
Roberto Duran celebrated his birthday by thrashing Davey Moore at the Garden
30 years on the Iran Barkley – Tommy Hearns upset still shocks
On this day Iran Barkley stunned Tommy Hearns, writes James Slater
On This Day: From Gene Tunney to Miguel Cotto, via Archie Moore and Roy Jones Jnr
Here we celebrate Miguel Cotto and the other heroes who have made June 5 a boxing day to remember
On This Day: Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins both win to set up megafight. Just.
Sturm and Allen provided very different tests for Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins respectively
On this day – Vitali Klitschko stops a game Sosnowski while the German fight fans scream for David Haye’s head!
What would have happened if Vitali Klitschko had fought David Haye, wonders James Slater